Shloka 79

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

मुख्यं चेंगुदिपिण्याकं बदरामलकैः सह । श्रीफलानि च पक्वानि मूलं चोच्चावचं बहु

Transliteration

mukhyaṃ ceṃgudipiṇyākaṃ badarāmalakaiḥ saha | śrīphalāni ca pakvāni mūlaṃ coccāvacaṃ bahu

Translation

E, sobretudo, há o bolo de óleo de iṅgudī, junto com badaras (jujubas) e āmalakas; também cocos maduros e muitas espécies de raízes, de variados tipos.

Word by Word

• मुख्यम्: principal, main
• मुख्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Accusative singular adjective)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• इङ्गुदि-पिण्याकम्: cake/residue of iṅgudī (seed/fruit)
• इङ्गुदि-पिण्याकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुदि-पिण्याक (प्रातिपदिक; इङ्गुदि + पिण्याक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• बदर-अमलकैः: with jujubes and āmalakas
• बदर-अमलकैः: सहकारक (Instrument/साधन; with ‘सह’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर-अमलक (प्रातिपदिक; बदर + आमलक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (indeclinable ‘with’)

• श्रीफलानि: śrī-fruits (coconuts)
• श्रीफलानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीफल (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पक्वानि: ripe, cooked
• पक्वानि: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पच् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Accusative plural adjective)

• मूलम्: roots, tubers
• मूलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• उच्चावचम्: various, of many kinds
• उच्चावचम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च-अवच (प्रातिपदिक; उच्च + अवच)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Accusative singular adjective; dvandva meaning ‘various/high-and-low’)

• बहु: much, many
• बहु: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Accusative singular adjective)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चेंगुदिपिण्याकम् = च + इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम्; चोच्चावचम् = च + उच्चावचम्.

FAQs

What is iṅgudī-piṇyāka mentioned in this verse?

It refers to the pressed residue (oil-cake) of iṅgudī seeds—an item of food or offering obtained after extracting oil, commonly noted in older ritual and subsistence contexts.

Why does the verse list fruits and roots together?

The verse functions as an inventory-style description, emphasizing abundance and variety of available provisions—fruits (badara, āmalaka, coconut) and many types of roots/tubers.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson implied by such listings?

In Purāṇic contexts, such enumerations often underline simplicity and sufficiency—valuing readily available natural produce for sustenance or offering rather than luxury.